Lawrence Kudlow
Lawrence Alan "Larry" Kudlow (born August 20, 1947) is an American conservative commentator, economic analyst, television personality, and newspaper columnist.[1] He was the 12th Director of the National Economic Council from April 2, 2018 to January 20, 2021. He was the host of CNBC's The Kudlow Report. As a syndicated columnist, his articles appear in numerous U.S. newspapers and web sites, including his own blog, Kudlow's Money Politic$.
Larry Kudlow | |
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12th Director of the National Economic Council | |
In office April 2, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Gary Cohn |
Succeeded by | Brian Deese |
Personal details | |
Born | Lawrence Alan Kudlow August 20, 1947 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
Political party | Republican Democratic (Formerly) |
Spouse(s) | Nancy Gerstein (m. 1974–1975) Susan Cullman Sicher (married 1981; Divorced) Judith Pond (m. 1986) |
Education | University of Rochester (BA) |
Known for | The Kudlow Report Kudlow & Cramer |
Website | Official website |
In March 2018, President Donald Trump appointed Kudlow to be Director of the National Economic Council, replacing Gary Cohn.[2]
Personal life
Kudlow was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey.[3]
He is of Jewish descent,[4] and converted to Roman Catholicism.[5]
On June 11, 2018, Kudlow suffered a heart attack.[6]
Career
In 1970, while he was still a Democrat, Kudlow joined Americans for Democratic Action chair Joseph Duffey's "New Politics" senatorial campaign in Connecticut which also attracted an "A-list crowd of young Democrats", including Yale University law student Bill Clinton, John Podesta, and Michael Medved, another future conservative. Duffey was a leading anti-war politician during the Vietnam war era. Duffey's campaign manager called Kudlow a "brilliant organizer". In 1976, he worked on the U.S. Senate campaign of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, along with Tim Russert, against Conservative Party incumbent James L. Buckley, brother of William F. Buckley, Jr.
Kudlow began his career as a staff economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, taking a position "as a junior economist in a job where a master's degree wasn't required". He worked in the division of the Fed that handled open market operations.
During the first term of the Reagan administration (1981–1985), Kudlow was associate director for economics and planning in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a part of the Executive Office of the President. In April 2005, New York Governor George Pataki included Kudlow in a six-member state tax commission.
Kudlow's name was floated by Republicans as a potential Senate candidate in either Connecticut or New York in 2016. In October 2015, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, in an email to supporters, attacked Kudlow as "a champion of big corporations and big money" despite Kudlow's not announcing a run. In early December 2015, Jack Fowler of National Review created a 527 organization that encouraged Kudlow to run.
Lawrence Kudlow Media
Kudlow with Ivanka Trump in 2018
Sajid Javid, Steven Mnuchin and Kudlow at 11 Downing Street, 2019
References
- ↑ "June 16 Bridal Set By Nancy Gerstein". The New York Times. 1974-05-26. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10A15FC3A5F107A93C4AB178ED85F408785F9. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ Pramuk, Eamon Javers, Jacob (14 March 2018). "Trump to name Larry Kudlow as Gary Cohn replacement". www.cnbc.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ Europa Publications Limited; International Publications Service (1983). International Who's Who, 1983-84. Europa Publications Limited. ISBN 9780905118864.
- ↑ Service, International Publications (1 January 1983). International Who's Who, 1983-84. Europa Publications Limited. ISBN 9780905118864 – via Google Books.[dead link]
- ↑ "New York Post". 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ↑ Shannon Pettypiece; Jennifer Epstein (June 11, 2018). "Kudlow to Stay in Hospital After Heart Attack, White House Says". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
Other websites
Quotations related to Lawrence Kudlow at Wikiquote
- Kudlow's Money Politic$ blog
- Kudlow & Company Archived 2021-03-14 at the Wayback Machine consulting company
- Profile Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine at CNBC.com
- Column archive Archived 2021-02-11 at the Wayback Machine at Townhall.com
- Column archive at National Review Online
- Column archive at Creators Syndicate
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Lawrence Kudlow on IMDb